Stock Market Update 15 May 2026: Sensex And Nifty 50 Open Marginally Higher

The Indian stock markets witnessed a volatile opening on Friday, 15 May 2026, with both the Sensex and Nifty 50 edging marginally higher after the pre-opening session.

At around 9:18 AM, the Sensex was up by 111.42 points (0.15%) to trade at 75,510.14. The Nifty 50 was also up by 43.85 points (0.19%) to trade at 23,733.45.

Notably, indices traded with a positive undertone on Thursday to recover a bit after a massive sell-off two days ago. While Sensex closed at 75,398.72 after gaining 1.06%, Nifty 50 closed at 23,689.60 after gaining 1.18%.

How Other Indices Are Performing?

Apart from the Sensex and Nifty, a few other indices were trading lower during early trade on Friday.

At around 9:22 AM, Bank Nifty was down by 0.13% to trade at 54,058.85. The Nifty Financial Services index was also trading lower by 0.03% at 25,464.30.

Among the sectoral indices, Nifty Auto (up 0.37%), Nifty Pharma (up 0.31%), Nifty FMCG (up 0.5%), and Nifty IT (2.14%) were among the gainers. Nifty Metal (down 1.12%) and Nifty PSU Bank (down 0.5%) were the losers.

Top Gainers And Losers

At 9:17 AM, the overall market breadth remained positive. Approximately 1,223 shares opened in the green on Friday, whereas 1,064 shares opened in the red. Auto and IT stocks traded firmly higher, whereas metal and PSU stocks remained under pressure.

The top gainers on Nifty were TMPV, United Spirits, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and TCS. The top losers were Muthoot Finance, HAL, Vedanta, Adani Power, and Hindalco.

What About The Global Markets?

Most global markets showed bearish sentiments amid heightened Middle East uncertainty.

• S&P 500 futures were up 0.3% as of 10:42 AM Tokyo time.

• Nikkei 225 futures (OSE) were down 0.7%.

• Japan’s Topix was up 0.3%.

• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.2%.

• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 0.7%.

• The Shanghai Composite was down 0.4%.

• Euro Stoxx 50 futures were down 0.8%.

Developments Shaping The Market

• US-Iran Hostilities: Fresh hostilities between the two countries recently have again caused a worldwide market fall. There have also been reports of ship attacks and seizures in the Strait of Hormuz.

• Rupee Declines Again: The Indian national rupee (INR) declined again to open lower by 0.1% at 95.87 per US dollar as against the previous close of 95.7625.

• FII Sell-Off: Foreign institutional investors (FII) continue to sell Indian financial stocks. FIIs have withdrawn ₹21,469 crore from the cash market during the first seven trading sessions of May 2026.

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Investor Takeaway

The Indian stock markets seem to be going through a highly volatile and uncertain phase. FIIs continue to pull their money out of the market. Even the global markets are providing no definite cues. Investors must proceed with extreme caution and keep an eye on the constantly changing geopolitical situation.

Sources:

The Economic Times

Moneycontrol

Fortune India